Toy shop heroes : song / words and music by H. Wakefield Smith
MLA Citation
Smith, H. Wakefield. Composer. Lyricist. “Toy shop heroes : song / words and music by H. Wakefield Smith.” Digital Gallery. BGSU University Libraries, 23 May 2022, digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/items/show/36498. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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Title | Toy shop heroes : song / words and music by H. Wakefield Smith |
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Subject | Songs with piano |
Description | For voice and piano;Cover title;Back cover: Excerpts of eight songs from varying collections |
Creator | Smith, H. Wakefield. Composer. Lyricist. |
Publisher | Philadelphia, Pa. : Theodore Presser, Co. |
Date | 1923 |
Rights | |
Format | Sheet music |
Published works | |
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Type | Image |
Text | |
Identifier | SMC 01590 |
18545 Theodore Presser | |
https://digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/items/show/36498 | |
Alternative Title | First line of text: A tall tin soldier and a wee French doll, in a toy shop met one day |
Is Part Of | Sheet Music Collection, Music Library and Bill Schurk Sound Archives, University Libraries, Bowling Green State University |
References | https://maurice.bgsu.edu:443/record=b2354756~S9 |
VERSE : A tall thin soldier and a wee French doll,/In a toy shop met one day,/She was fashion'd in Normandie and he in the U.S.A./He tho't that she was as dainty as could be,/She tho't him handsome, too,/So they fell in love on their shelf above,/just as proper toys will do/Then one day he heard the strains of marital music/And the tramp of soldier feet,/And his litle sword he drew/as "the boys" came into view,/Marching by upon the street,/Then he fac'd about as well as he was able/Bade his sweetheart sad farewell,/And with true tin soldier tread,/quickly from the shelf he sped,/But alas! as quickly, fell;/the tall tin soldier bruised and broke, lay,/but the wee French dollie cared,/So she plung'd from the edge of the wooden shelf,/ANd his tragic fate, she shared;/For love finds heroes in a toy shop, too,/As well as in palace grand/And amid earth's joys, there's a heav'n for toys,/Where they meet and understand,/Where they meet and understand | |
Original Format | 1 score (7 pages) 31 cm |